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Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg | Mining

Cora Bailey has been encountering illegal miners ever since she first started treating injured animals in the townships around Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, in...

Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr | Egypt

Lina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been released from detention by Egypt’s authorities and...

Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official | Global development

The “unprecedented” spread of the Ebola outbreak means it could reach the UK and other countries, according to one of Africa’s top health officials.As...

Weather tracker: thunderstorms lash Italy in aftermath of Storm Hans | Environment

After Storm Hans battered northern Italy in the runup to Easter, severe weather continued to lash much of the country this week. Since Tuesday,...

Tanzania opposition officials arrested as Tundu Lissu refuses to appear in court | Tanzania

Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Thursday at least two of its officials had been arrested on their way to a rally to support...

DRC government and M23 agree to halt fighting and work towards truce | Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and a coalition of militias including the Rwanda-backed M23 have agreed to work towards a truce to end...

‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die | Film

The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has called for mass prayers and increased unionisation after the death of two actors in Owerri,...

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